Property Description

Two bed 2 bath , Passive Solar Post and Beam contemporary Cape .Open floor plan all 1st floor areas have ceramic tile floors .Kitchen counters are solid surface kitchen has an adjacent pantry. Master bedroom has a bath and walk-in closet. Seventy percent of heat is provided by the sun with a wood stove and propane heater as back-up heat sources. Upstairs has a bedroom and an all purpose loft/ 2nd bedroom if desired and a bath. There are skylights in pantry, entrance foyer and upstairs bath. There is a covered porch off of the dining area . The house is situated on a hill that overlooks a hollow. There are beautiful views in all directions especially through our south facing windows . There is a whole house back-up generator. This property is 14 miles to Interstate 79 and 20 miles to Clarksburg WV.

What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?

This house was designed as a passive solar home by architects at Solar Northern; designers of Post And Beam Homes who eventually became Woodhouse.The house is built on styrofoam insulated foundation walls and concrete floor which serves as a thermal flywheel to hold heat from the sun in heating months before and after winter solstice and moderate summer temps in house when the sun is not shining in the house due to summer sun angles. This house is a joy to live in especially when it's 20 degrees outside and 80 degrees inside on a sunny day. The post and beam frame is sheathed with Structural Insulated Panels with an R value of 30 qualifying as super insulated. There is a tankless hot water heater. The garage and out building while not solar are built on insulated slabs. The garage has south facing glass and provides some solar gain. The barn has south facing doors .

Neighborhood Description

Rural on mail and school bus routes 5 miles from the town of Philippi WV

Market Area

Philippi is a town of approximately 5000,It is the home of Alderson Broadus College and the site of the first land battle of the Civil War. The covered bridge built in 1852 is a famous landmark .The town has a Hospital, 2 clinics several restaurants and all the accoutrements of a nice little town.

School District

Pre K thru 12th grade

Community

Philippi is in Barbour County WV .Philippi Is the county seat for Barbour County. There is both city and county sheriff law enforcement.